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1.5 million 'living as recluses' in Japan
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» TOKYO: Nearly 1.5 million working-age people in Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey, with a fifth citing the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reason for their withdrawal.
Theatre project aims to ease isolation of Japan's social recluses
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» TAKATSUKI (JAPAN) - Disillusioned by work and tired of life, Seiji Yoshida withdrew from the world for seven years, but now he's taking part in a play about the experiences of Japan's "hikikomori", or social recluses.
Unmasking the situation may take a while
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/07/2022
» We are now apparently entering the "post-pandemic era" according to the authorities, which in everyday language means it is not obligatory to wear masks anymore. However, just about everyone is still wearing them so it seems the public are not entirely convinced it's all done and dusted.
Who becomes a terrorist?
News, Matt Apuzzo, Published on 29/03/2016
» The brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels last week had long, violent criminal records and had been regarded internationally as potential terrorists. But in San Bernardino, California, last year, one of the attackers was a county health inspector who lived a life of apparent suburban normality.
Recluse spiders 'must be left alone'
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 21/01/2016
» A veterinarian on Thursday said the venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders found in a Kanchanaburi cave would not harm humans just as long as people left the insect alone.
An ode to cats' slaves
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/08/2015
» Ring out the canine. Ring in the feline. Online, cat celebrities have already conquered the world, meanwhile "Choupette Lagerfeld", the beloved pet of designer Karl Lagerfeld, has its own Wikipedia page and Twitter account, where the moody cat-moiselle has more than 46,000 fans under its claws.